1 hour ago, cloudbusting said:

Not me coming to post this 

4 minutes ago, Havoc said:

Since Deja Vu underperformed, what should have been the 1st single from Bday for a different result?

I mean, it did relatively well with debuting at No. 4 on Hot 100 and being a moderate hit on the R&B charts, BUT probably “Get Me Bodied” followed by “Irreplaceable,” if we’re trying to sell singles and the album at that time. I think “Deja vu” was the right choice out of all the singles and bonus tracks. 

8 minutes ago, Havoc said:

Since Deja Vu underperformed, what should have been the 1st single from Bday for a different result?

Deja God was the right choice, the public was just too slow in appreciating it's greatness.

 

If I had to pick another song to lead the era with, I would've perhaps gone with Green Light, which apparently (if I recall correctly) is what Matthew Knowles wanted as the lead single (and B pushed for Deja).

She might be onto something with the Texas and 16 Carriages lyric videos! The broad range she’s about to show us AGAIN with this album

Can't lie I'm starting to lose interest in the era. I've overplayed T'HE and 16 Carriages that I need to take a break and there's no music video or live performances to keep my interest. Also, I'm not a huge fan of country music anyway so she's going to need to put in a little extra effort to keep me engaged. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way   

I’m only buying one more… which color vinyl should I get? I already have the superior black one. 

1 hour ago, cloudbusting said:

not me seeing this late 

Our sense of humor, we are practically sisters

11 minutes ago, Kalmanta said:

She might be onto something with the Texas and 16 Carriages lyric videos! The broad range she’s about to show us AGAIN with this album

Oh this is GOOD and seems to be SPOT ON

7 minutes ago, Navyboy20 said:

Can't lie I'm starting to lose interest in the era. I've overplayed T'HE and 16 Carriages that I need to take a break and there's no music video or live performances to keep my interest. Also, I'm not a huge fan of country music anyway so she's going to need to put in a little extra effort to keep me engaged. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way   

16 Carriages still has me in a chokehold but I did lose interest in TX to some extent. I'm back to streaming MY HOUSE more.

11 minutes ago, Kalmanta said:

She might be onto something with the Texas and 16 Carriages lyric videos! The broad range she’s about to show us AGAIN with this album

WAIT she spilled!! Not this new theory and it’s absolutely one of the more accurate especially with the act i/ii tie in omgggg

1 minute ago, kimberly said:

16 Carriages still has me in a chokehold but I did lose interest in TX to some extent. I'm back to streaming MY HOUSE more.

I just need to hold on for two weeks. I just need her to gag me one more time before the album drops. 

We’re Not Getting Visuals-Hive will have to suffer I guess 

32 minutes ago, Navyboy20 said:

Can't lie I'm starting to lose interest in the era. I've overplayed T'HE and 16 Carriages that I need to take a break and there's no music video or live performances to keep my interest. Also, I'm not a huge fan of country music anyway so she's going to need to put in a little extra effort to keep me engaged. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way   

I felt the same way, but ever since the presale, I feel like it really hit me a new era is here. We are still getting the album cover and tracklist before the album drop, maybe even who worked on the songs.. within the span of the next 2 weeks. "Excited" is an understatement at this point

22 minutes ago, Brikenbur said:

We’re Not Getting Visuals-Hive will have to suffer I guess 

Cant wait for the 2030 Visual Release of the trilogy 

35 minutes ago, Navyboy20 said:

Can't lie I'm starting to lose interest in the era. I've overplayed T'HE and 16 Carriages that I need to take a break and there's no music video or live performances to keep my interest. Also, I'm not a huge fan of country music anyway so she's going to need to put in a little extra effort to keep me engaged. I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way   

I have been listening to THE and even 16C a lot less because I want them to remain a bit fresh to my ears when the full album drops.

 

I remember doing this to BMS as well.

 

I normally hate lead singles by the time the album is released.

1 minute ago, Redporus said:

Cant wait for the 2030 Visual Release of the trilogy 

The girls over on P*pJustice are still crying over the title not being Rodeo.

1 hour ago, Havoc said:

Since Deja Vu underperformed, what should have been the 1st single from Bday for a different result?

Upgrade U should've led if she didn't plan on going with Irreplaceable, which wouldve been perfect as a lead.

1 hour ago, Kalmanta said:

She might be onto something with the Texas and 16 Carriages lyric videos! The broad range she’s about to show us AGAIN with this album

This reminds me of what was said (I think Tina said it? Or perhaps Beyoncé said it herself but that seems less likely) about how much research Beyoncé did for Black is King (when people were calling her out for stealing culture or whatever). And I love to know that clearly, Beyoncé isn't just picking genres to do, she's fully diving into the history and more-or-less forgotten parts of what went into the development of the music she's referencing. TBH I wouldn't be surprised if there were a research team at Parkwood (similar to how authors often have teams of researcher to assist their work when discussing history) tasked with finding all these interesting pieces of history for her to reference and expand upon in her intentions. Or, History Detective Beyoncé is just on the case herself.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 20242 yr by swissman

1 hour ago, Havoc said:

Since Deja Vu underperformed, what should have been the 1st single from Bday for a different result?

In comparison to Deja Vu's top 5 finish, "Freakum Dress" has always sounded like the perfect lead: high-octane, drama-filled, a massive bridge, and solo. It also didn't have a Jay-Z feature which is a plus, but the heavy trumpets may have sounded too much like "Crazy In Love" for some critics.

 

6 minutes ago, Burn said:

The girls over on P*pJustice are still crying over the title not being Rodeo.

Yes I agree, and if not that, then Freakum Dress, which imo would have fit very nicely into the sound and subject matter of the time, when hits like SexxyBack and London Bridge (both kinda sassy songs about sex) were some of the most visible hits of the late summer/early fall.

 

 

This photo lives rent free in my head idk why

50 minutes ago, Kalmanta said:

She might be onto something with the Texas and 16 Carriages lyric videos! The broad range she’s about to show us AGAIN with this album

I hope she samples Texas' own Selena Q. Not only was she the bridge between American-influenced popular music and Tejano music, but underlines the respect B has for Selena. Didn't they meet when B was a child at the Houston Galleria shopping mall? 

10 minutes ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

I hope she samples Texas' own Selena Q. Not only was she the bridge between American-influenced popular music and Tejano music, but underlines the respect B has for Selena. Didn't they meet when B was a child at the Houston Galleria shopping mall? 

A modern twist on No Me Queda Mas by Bey would DEVOUR

 

9 minutes ago, SashaDevachelli said:

This photo lives rent free in my head idk why

the only thing I HATE about this photo is the way I can see the mediocre editing job they did to make her nails seem freshly done... we saw at the Grammys and other photos she posted that the nails were grown out, at least 10 days. I guess because this one is a close up, they went ahead and digitally filled them in 

 

but otherwise I love this photo. when someone said it's better than some other girls' album covers, I really saw the vision for this era.